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Karlova Blues
02:19
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Pick a window, buddy - you are leavin'
You've outstayed your welcome far too long
My patience's wearin' thin, your luck is spinnin'
I've known you long & I mean to see you go
Don't state your business, buddy - we ain't open
Don't knock, don't ring, don't text me from the door
The website's down & Elvis left the building
I've known you long & I mean to see you go
I need some peace of mind & you ain't in it
Just givin' you a piece of mine to go
Now step outside, start paddlin' like you mean it
I've known you long & I mean to see you go
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2. |
Winter Blues
02:54
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I’m looking in your window
And I can just make out your face
I’m looking in your window
And I can just make out your face
Did your breath just leave that trace there
As on my frozen time & space?
I’m standing at your doorstep
But I can’t bring myself to knock
I’m standing at your doorstep
But I can’t bring myself to knock
I know I have my key here
But I don’t want to force the lock
I’m warming by your fire now
You sure know how to melt my fears
I’m warming by your fire now
You sure know how to melt my fears
The world is growing distant
And your face so crystal clear
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Waves inside my oven, rays in my VCR
Earth germs on Mars & voices in my car
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Beam me up, Scotty
Don’t leave me hangin’ around
The TV is troubled, the radio too
There’s panic online & then there is you
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Beam me up, Scotty
Don’t leave me hangin’ around
Tried readin’ a book but it done no good
Same ol’ bullies still runnin’ the hood
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Beam me up, Scotty
Don’t leave me hangin’ around
Went to the movies, saw Titanic 2
Got a short circuit brain & the road runner blues
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Thanks for bringin’ me down
Beam me up, Scotty
Don’t leave me hangin’ around
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4. |
Tea for Alex
03:13
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5. |
All in the Cards
02:58
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Signs of battle in the street
A party gone all wrong
The king of clubs is torn in two
The queen of hearts all gone
The jack of diamonds been damaged
The ace of spades been hit hard
Even the joker has had it
Love – it’s all in the cards
I used to be this & I used to be that
Used to be all around
Used to be new & I used to be blue
Used to be broken & proud
Used to be righteous, I used to be smooth
Used to be so strange & cool
Used to be wonderful, it used to be true
Now I’m weird, cold, selfish & cruel
Was it that somebody cheated?
Was it that somebody lied?
Did the discussion get heated?
The atmosphere become charged?
Was someone a poor loser?
Was the gang drinking hard?
A few more steps & you lose it
Love – it’s all in the cards
I used to be this & I used to be that
Used to be all around
Used to be new & I used to be blue
Used to be broken & proud
Used to be righteous, I used to be smooth
Used to be so strange & cool
Used to be wonderful, it used to be true
Now I’m weird, cold, selfish & cruel
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6. |
Morganfield Blues
03:13
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Wrote a song for Muddy Waters
Sure didn't turn out right
It's not that I can't rhyme
It's just the man was out of sight
He was born in Mississippi
If you heard him, you could tell
He been gone for thirty years
But I still can't break the spell
It's been one hundred years
Since McKinley rolled around
We’re all still a-wonderin'
How he worked that magic sound
He was born in Mississippi
If you heard him, you could tell
He been gone for thirty years
But I still can't break the spell
Long time & long, long distance
Since Muddy Water he left town
His music keeps a-ringin'
Right across & all around
He was born in Mississippi
If you heard him, you could tell
He been gone for thirty years
But I still can't break the spell
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7. |
Get Me Back
02:33
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Waiting for a bus that doesn't come
Waiting for a train that doesn't run
Looks like nothing's gonna get me back
To when my dreams weren't blue & skies weren't black
I can't take a kite, the wind's too strong
I can't take a boat, the map's all wrong
Looks like nothing's gonna get me back
To when my dreams weren't blue & skies weren't black
Gonna get me a bulldog
To see the mailman run
A snake for when he stumbles
And a gator just for fun
There was a time when you & I were friends
When God was young & A & E were ten
I'm quite sure your letter never came
No coded message in the Evening Mail
Looks like nothing's gonna get me back
To when my dreams weren't blue & skies weren't black
Nothing up ahead but falling rain
Must have lost the plot along the trail
There was a time when you & I were friends
When God was young & A & E were ten
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Spider in My Bed
04:33
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Last night
A spider was in my bed
Said last night
A spider was in my bed
When I woke up this morning
She had me wrapped inside her web
Oh the sweet little spider
She gives me love so true
The sweetest little spider
Loves me yes so true
Her web of red hot kisses
Has got me like a glue
Lovin’ little spider
Knows how to make me lose my head
Yes the lovin’ little spider
Knows how to make me use my head
No matter what I do or say
I never wanna leave her web
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9. |
Spanish Run
03:54
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Solitaire
03:28
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Things got from bad to worse
And kept on travellin’, too
Sailors cursed the seven seas
And the captain damned the crew
I’m sittin’ here alone
In my own solitude
It’s tighter than my lonely room
And a little darker, too
Bottoms up, the ship went down
It sank into the void
Able seamen made it out
They were really quite annoyed
Everybody swam ashore
Found a desert island each
Close enough to know they’re there
But a beach too far to reach
You know your mates are out there
You know they’re ’round here, too
You know that you’ve been lucky
But you can’t help feelin’ blue
Things got from bad to worse
And kept on travellin’, too
Sailors cursed the seven seas
And the captain damned the crew
The table’s set for four
The alarm clock’s set for eight
It’s just me & my memories here
And that damn hair in the gate
I’m sittin’ here alone
In my own solitude
It’s tighter than my lonely room
And a little darker, too
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11. |
Someplace Nice
03:02
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The city makin' changes
The country makin' laws
If the weather don't change
Ain't gonna stay here anymore
I'm goin' to
Go someplace warm
If the weather don't change
I won't be comin' back at all
The mayor is makin' money
Politicians too
I've made up my mind
Ain't gonna cry no more for you
I'm goin' to
Go someplace new
If the weather don't change
Ain't gonna stay here feelin' blue
Somebody runs a racket
Somebody runs a race
Somebody's been run over
And called a damn disgrace
I'm goin' to
Go someplace nice
If the weather don't change
I'm gonna take my own advice
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12. |
Alligator Blues
02:46
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Big alligator right under my bed
The doctor done told me it's all in my head
Gave me some pills & the gator got smaller
But when he came calling, it bit him & hollered:
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Went to the gypsy & she gave me a potion
To get a firm grip on my hostile emotions
The gator got friendly but it’s still on the prowl
With a dazzling big smile I can feel all around
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Look in the mirror, I can hardly look past
My gator skin suit & my gator grin mask
I’m all covered in gator & I live just like Jonah
But what is a whale next to reptile pyjamas?
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
Chomp, chomp – alligator!
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13. |
Silver Lining
02:40
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Andres Roots Tartu, Estonia
Listed in the book "100 Years of Estonian Music" as the country's "internationally best-known player of pure blues", Andres Roots is a slide guitarist based in Tartu who has performed everywhere from Clarksdale, Mississippi to Hell, Norway. In 2016, his "Roots Music" LP topped the official Estonian album chart – the first and only time a blues album has claimed the #1 spot in the Baltics. ... more
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